About Windows XP Home

My Original Xp Home Edition Is Scratched So gives Error : ,
But I 6 months ago i Copied the content of the Cds.
i make the content of the cd s botable through Nero . But it not works So Please Tell Me How can i Make The content Of the cds bootable through .iso images
Please help Me............!!!

I have a Compaq with XP Home that is somehow corrupt (looks like boot sector screwed). It will not boot. The unit came with XP preinstalled and NO install disks. Will your product:

A. allow me to access the drive and:
B. do a scandisk/virus scan
C. off-load data files to put on a new drive
C. Other?

Assistance would be appreciated.

Given this pc by daughter and we haven't a clue. Tried to download some stuff from discs from magazines for my wife but got nowhere and it's all a real mess now. Computer is soooooo slooooow and we are sick of it. What can we do. Know nothing about discs or disks or anything and have no-one to ask. Computer will soon end up in a heap as my wife is getting really mad 'cos she wants some fancy fonts and papers etc for her card making. She is ill and uses it as therapy but we can't buy any of this stuff that's supposed to help.

problème avec mon ordi je ne peux plus rien faire je crois que j'ai efffacé un fichier surtout windows xp

I'm trying to reinstall windows xp. I created recovery cd's but I think I used the incorrect type of disc. I used a dvd-r. What's the correct type of disc that I need to use.

I would put Ubuntu linux in that machine it's an easy learning curve and unless you want windows games its perfect.
download it free and just copy ISO format to cd then run it ....ubuntu forums is worth joining they will nurse you through the intial stages. all the programs you need are free and easy to download.
drivers are usually included , so it works out the box for most. try it nought to loose!.
and recovery discs for windows you use CD's if you cant download ubuntu look at linux magazines there is a free operating system inmost of the dvd's included.

when you install ubuntu choose the option to format or use all your hard drive that will give you a clean start

ALso if you want to try Ubuntu the operating system will run off of the cd/dvd you dont even need to install it so you can play with it without upsetting your present status (windows ) to do that you need to change the bios on your machine to boot from cd , this is usually done by pressing the Del key when your machine boots up and finding the settings for boot sequence and then saving the setting as advised sometimes press F10 and answering yes.

http://ubuntuforums.org/ is the web page for Ubuntu Forums read and enjoy

good

Ok, I'm hoping to find someone very helpful to respond to this post.

First of all - I know little to nothing about computers, so please dont feel bad if you explain things like you are talking to a four year old.

I bought a new gaming computer about a year ago. It came with windows vista and I have had nothing but problems with display drivers failing and having to reinstall dsiplay/printer drivers everytime windows updates.

I bought windows xp home edition today and I am trying to install it. I need to make a boot disk from what I have read.
I need to know what operating system do I create the boot disk for: XP or Vista, and does the cd need to be CD-R,
CD-RW or doesn't it matter?

I appreciate any help that anyone can give me. Thank you in advance.

Ok, I found the answers to most of my questions from following links on various pages. The only thing can't seem to find is which version of the DOS+ boot disk do I need to download? I'll post this question in the Dos forum.

Great site! Really thanks a ton!!

I have copied the 6 Win XP diskettes and tried to check them but when I try to read the files I get "Windows cannot access the specified device, pth or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the items"

Is this correct or is there something I must do?

Guinn

Please HELP my computer!
My computer is a intel celeron so
it is lousy.I activate my product key
too much times so I need to buy another product key.I intend to download Windows xp black edition but it has many malicious software.Windows xp black edition is an unattended version that is not from Microsoft Windows.I find the internet for free boot disks but they gave me a emergency diskette bootdisk.I found that linux is good so I request a free linux disk from Canocical.When I run the live cd they gave me lots of trash.I don't have a cd burner right now so I cannot open a .iso file.I have 2 diskette right now.I am running Windows xp home right now.

Please advice.

Hello,

I just got this hp pavilion ze 4610us lap top from my sister, I'm replacing the hard drive. Does anyone know where I can download the restore CD for free, It has windows xp home edition, she can't find the disc. Any help is appreciated...

Thanks

I have a HP pavilion pc with windows xp home edition, recently I tried to recover my using recovery dvd's provided but installation cant copy some files and I get a error message "cant load kernel files". Is there any solution for this problem.

i came on here wondering how possible it is to reinstall my licensed xp on my laptop - without the discs, but reading through all of these. I seriously recommend going to www.demonoid.com and getting a not so licensed version, in the time it takes you to bounce around your cash, your brains, your patience... gee. Though in my case I will do both :)

Also. in reply to the guy with fonts etc. Get an ext harddrive and chuck stuff on there. fonts take up no room but the main files can cover your whole desktop and harddrive if you dont have things arranged tidily and nicely. Thats where having stuff externally is very handy. Otherwise it looks internally and externally like a 13yr old girl's bedroom.

OK,
For XP there are 6 listed disks. Do you need all of these to boot. or are these install files. They look a lot like install files to me.
Or do you somehow combine all the iso files to make on bootable DVD?

Insight appreciated

Dave

My father-in-law has a tosiba a55 laptop. He has forgotten the paaword for when ypu start windows XP- home edition. Does your software make a bootable diskette. The toshiba will not boot from a cd.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. My father-in-law is old and he has dimentia. He cann't remember what he set the password to.

When I start up the computer, it says:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Swetup using the
original Setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.

i don't have the the recovery cds ...

i have a computer that can store 2 operating systems, i currently have windows vista on it...but i like windows xp home a whole lot more. can anyone send my a copy of their windows xp disk? i am willing to send some blank disks, but i need someone who knows what there doing or how to do it. please help me.

-Stephanie